How do I get better at Black Ops?
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the only thing I can tell you is that this game isn't for various groups of players. It is a campers game. The only thing you can do to not die Is spawn camp in a place, kill people and move to somewhere else overlooking your last spot to clean up vengeful players.
You do not get to run and gun in this game, this is not halo, if you have time to notice someone shooting you, you are dead.
Think of this as rainbow six or unreal with instagib on. If you are on the hunt some one who hasn't died can kill you because you are going for it. The best scoring games I have ever had are ones where I just camp with claymores and the ak74u.
You do not get to run and gun in this game, this is not halo, if you have time to notice someone shooting you, you are dead.
Think of this as rainbow six or unreal with instagib on. If you are on the hunt some one who hasn't died can kill you because you are going for it. The best scoring games I have ever had are ones where I just camp with claymores and the ak74u.
Just pulled off a 25/11 game on Nuketown with the bots. Used some of the advice you guys gave me, and for this game at least it paid off. I can't use the Galil yet, cause I'm not a high enough level.
feelin pretty good based on that game, but i know if i switch to online multiplayer i'll get wasted more times than i can count
feelin pretty good based on that game, but i know if i switch to online multiplayer i'll get wasted more times than i can count
No shit.TPiddy said:
OT: Time travel back to 2007 and play CoD4. If you are still having troubles by the time you reach now, just stop playing, because you will never be good a CoD. I'm guessing you are one of those kids that bought blops because of the "trendyness" of it. Just stop playing it right now and burn your console.
If you actually want to get good, play hardcore. You will be terrible at it for a long time, but it will help in the end. At least, that was what it was like for CoD4 and others. But since Blops has its own fucked up rules, disregard everything you just read.ReservoirAngel said:
Actually I couldn't care less for game popularity. I borrowed Black Ops just cause I'd never really tried my hand at a CoD game before, just formed a natural dislike of them. I thought I'd try to get some actual first-hand experience of it.RUINER ACTUAL said:
In my opinion, you really shouldn't try to force yourself to like playing online with other people(who, most likely, having been playing the darn thing non-stop since it came out)... unless you're a masochist or trying to make COD a second job or something...
Play it more, and maybe ask for advice about class design. go look at the black ops forum and see what people are talking about. oh, and try to get a better internet connection.ReservoirAngel said:
I would say try to research some good setups and strategies, but that boring.
Try to think up the craziest weirdest strategies and put them into use. You might even do well due to the other players not knowing how to react effectively. But most of all, just try what feels like fun. Even if that means running around with scavenger and throwing tomahawks at anything that moves. Remember that having fun in a game doesn't always require getting the most kills or topping the leader-boards.
Try to think up the craziest weirdest strategies and put them into use. You might even do well due to the other players not knowing how to react effectively. But most of all, just try what feels like fun. Even if that means running around with scavenger and throwing tomahawks at anything that moves. Remember that having fun in a game doesn't always require getting the most kills or topping the leader-boards.
All pretty valid options so far.
Myself, I used Extended Mags at first, no matter what gun (grip if SMG, use Warlord Perk for both) until I got used to the level of recoil kick with each weapon, av. number of hits it takes to nail someone and reload times. The reason for ex. mag is because the amount of times I've been killed while reloading is insane, and NOT having to reload straight after an exchange means you can get those kills where their team mate rushes in after seeing their friend go down. Reload later, when you are certain nobody is coming and the coast is clear.
Used to use the M16 with a reflex sight, then moved on to the Galil with Reflex scope and Ex. Mag.
All-round useful perk package I found was Ghost/Scavenger, Warlord/Hardened and Hacker. The first two are interchangeable depending on if your opponents took Spy Plane or RC-XD as their kill-streak, the second interchangeable depending on if you want/need two attachments on your weapon.
I play Hardcore almost exclusively though, only really play regular style Domination or CTF, so have classes that are fast and nippy for objective grabbing (cause, lets face it, it seems the overwhelming majority of Domination players on the losing side seem to just camp up and go for killstreaks, and for some reason I always join the losers...)
Myself, I used Extended Mags at first, no matter what gun (grip if SMG, use Warlord Perk for both) until I got used to the level of recoil kick with each weapon, av. number of hits it takes to nail someone and reload times. The reason for ex. mag is because the amount of times I've been killed while reloading is insane, and NOT having to reload straight after an exchange means you can get those kills where their team mate rushes in after seeing their friend go down. Reload later, when you are certain nobody is coming and the coast is clear.
Used to use the M16 with a reflex sight, then moved on to the Galil with Reflex scope and Ex. Mag.
All-round useful perk package I found was Ghost/Scavenger, Warlord/Hardened and Hacker. The first two are interchangeable depending on if your opponents took Spy Plane or RC-XD as their kill-streak, the second interchangeable depending on if you want/need two attachments on your weapon.
I play Hardcore almost exclusively though, only really play regular style Domination or CTF, so have classes that are fast and nippy for objective grabbing (cause, lets face it, it seems the overwhelming majority of Domination players on the losing side seem to just camp up and go for killstreaks, and for some reason I always join the losers...)
The contract system isnt a bad way to get better, since there are several that require weapon specific goals that was a good way for me to get to know various guns. Personally I played alot of Hard Core Domination HQ and Demolition on Nuketown and once i hit lvl 50 the first time i stayed there and didnt prestiege. I just bought all the guns and attachements untill i had em all. Afterwards i went several hours just fiddling around with different combos untill i found the ones i liked best.
A lot of practice, and a little thought.
Experiment. Check what works well and what doesn't. It may bring your K/D down, but it's only a stat.
Higher Sensitivity. Bump up 1 level an assess your comfortability and practicality.
Figure out a good killstreak combo. Easy to use and high kill potential with easy access.
Experiment. Check what works well and what doesn't. It may bring your K/D down, but it's only a stat.
Higher Sensitivity. Bump up 1 level an assess your comfortability and practicality.
Figure out a good killstreak combo. Easy to use and high kill potential with easy access.
Well if you didn't like them before, you definitely picked the wrong one to give it a try!ReservoirAngel said:
Nope, it's official. This game is impossible, it sucks, and I want to nuke the Treyarch headquarters then hunt down and kill the families of those responsible for spawning it.
In short: FUCK THIS GAME!
In short: FUCK THIS GAME!
I did notice this problem. I'm not the best shot at any given time, but I know for a fact that during a few Domination games I played I was aiming RIGHT at an enemies chest. yet they took no damage and killed me easily. then when watching the Killcam I saw that my character seemed to be, from their point of view, aiming massively to the side or even, at one point, shooting at the floor as if I was a spaghetti western villain trying to make my opponent dance.strangeotron said:
This is probably the main reason I'm done with this shit. Even if your shots are perfectly on-target, if your internet connection isn't perfect you might as well just run up to them randomly slashing your knife like that ninja dude in Indiana Jones...ya know, the one who does the fancy sword shit then gets blown away with minimal effort?strangeotron said:
It just becomes irritating that I can blast someone clear in the back with an assault rifle then they turn round and with a random spray of bullets, only 2 of which actually hit me (on the killcam it looks like he shot me in the legs) and I end up dying.
also: campers. FUCK do I hate campers.